Metal folding furniture.



No; 374,003. PATENIED DEC. 17, .1907.

' H. GRAUEL.

. METAL FOLDING FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED 1330.12, 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFroE.

HERMANN GRAUEL, OF BERLIN, GERMANY.

' METAL FOLDING FURNITURE.

No. 874,003. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented 'Dec. 17, 1907.

Application filed December 12. 1905. Serial No. 291,485.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMANN GRAUEL, a subject of the King of Prussia, German Empleror, residing at the cityof Berlin, Kingom of Prussia, German Empire, -have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Metal Folding Furniture; and I do hereby declare the'following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a folding sup ort or standard for articles of furniture ma e of metallic rods or the like and the object of the invention is to do away with all rivets, bolts, hinges and the like which, in consequence of .the necessary holes, tends to weaken the through the standard.

In the drawings 1 is the support or standard which consists of three members 2, 3 and 4, formed of metal rods or tubes. As shown in Fig. 2 each rod has its ends bent to form a foot 5 and a supporting arm 6 and its centralportion wound into coils. As shown in Fig.

i 1 the coils of each rod interfit with the coils of the other rods to form the body ortion of the standard. The, coils may sli e over each other so that each member of the standard maybe moved independently of the other members and the arms and feet may be brought together when the table is to be stored away or shipped for inthis case .the

standard occupies the minimum amount of space.

In Fig. l the standard is shown in its extended position supporting the table top 7.

I claim as my invention- 1. A folding support or standard for articles of furniture consisting of a plurality of metallic rods or the-like, having'portions bent out to form whenextended suitable supporting portions for various purposes, the remaining portions of said rods being wound into coils, the coils of each rod interfitting with the coils of the other rods to form a cen-.

tral standard, said coils bein adapted to slide over each other whereby .t e supporting portions may be rotated about the central standard to fold and extend the same.

2. A folding support or standard for articles of furniture consisting of a pluralityof metallic rods or the like having their lower portions bent to form feet, the upper ,por-

tions of said rods beingwound into coils, the coils of each rod interfitting with the coils of the other rods to form a cjentralstandard, said coils being adapted to slide-over each other whereby the feet may be brought to gether or extended and means at the u per end of the standard to support an artice.

3. A folding support or standard for articles of furniture consisting of a plurality of.

metallic rods or bars having their lower ,p'ortions bent to form feet, and their upper por tions bent out to form supporting portlons for various articles, the central portions of said rods'being wound into coils, the coils of each rod interfitting with the coils of the other rods to form a central standard, said.

coils being adapted'to slide over each other,

whereby the feet and supportin portions may be rotated about the contra standard to fold and extend the same.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, 1 have" signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HERMANN GRAUEL'.

W'itnesses WOLDEMAR HAUr'r,

HENRY HASPER. 

